# banjo
## English
### Etymology

From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore, alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) enPR: băn'jō, IPA: /ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/
* (US) IPA: /ˈbæn.d͡ʒoʊ/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

banjo (plural banjos or banjoes)
* A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
    I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee...
** For quotations using this term, see Citations:banjo.
* Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.
* (slang) An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.
* (UK, Dagenham) A cul-de-sac with a round end.
** 1963, Peter Willmott, The Evolution of a Community, page 75:They all came back here — we cleared the room and put up tables for the reception — and then we went to another house on the banjo for a "knees-up".
** 2013, M. C. Dutton, The Godfathers of London:Billy Tower lived in the far left house in the banjo that was Dagenham's version of cul de sacs. The trouble was you could be seen from the house and, in the time it took to walk along the Banjo, drugs could be flushed away.
** 2013, Martin Crookston, Garden Suburbs of Tomorrow?:The banjo format is not an unalloyed success these days: kids playing noisily on the quite narrow common green […]
* (mining) A miner's round-nosed shovel.

#### Derived terms

* banjitar
* banjo bolt
* banjo catfish
* banjo clock
* banjo dulcimer
* banjo enclosure
* Banjo Eyes
* banjo eyes, banjo-eyes, banjo-eyed
* banjo fitting
* banjo frog
* banjo hit
* banjo hitter
* banjoist
* banjolike
* banjo-mandolin, banjo mandolin, banjolin, mandolin-banjo
* banjo string
* banjouke
* banjo ukelele
* banjo ukulele, banjolele, banjo uke
* banjo union
* dulcijo
* eastern banjo frog
* egg banjo
* four-string banjo
* giant banjo frog
* guitjo
* Irish banjo
* not hit a cow's arse with a banjo
* play the cat and banjo with
* southern banjo frog
* tenor banjo

#### Descendants

* → Esperanto: banĝo
* → Irish: bainseo
* → Japanese: バンジョー
* → Macedonian: бенџо (bendžo)
* → Mongolian: банжо (banžo)
* → Russian: банджо (bandžo)
* → Thai: แบนโจ (bɛɛn-joo)
* → Welsh: banjô
* → Yiddish: באַנדזשאָ (bandzho)

#### See also

* Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

### Verb

banjo (third-person singular simple present banjos, present participle banjoing, simple past and past participle banjoed)
* To play a banjo.
* (transitive, slang, British) To beat, to knock down.
** 1989, Susan S. M. Edwards, Policing 'domestic' Violence: Women, the Law and the State, page 95:Admitting the assault, the husband said that he had given her a 'banjoing' but that she had asked for it.
** 1998, "Fergie's world just gets Madar" (Sport), Sunday Mail, Jan 4, 1998
    Madar was turfed out on a final misdemeanour of banjoing one of his teammates in training before a big game
** 2007 July 31, “Return of Smeato, the extraordinary hero”, in Times Online:"Me and other folk were just trying to get the boot in and some other guy banjoed [decked] him”.
* (transitive, slang, British, military) To shell or attack (a target).
** 2008, Michael Asher, The Regiment: The Definitive Story of the SAS, page cxxx:Riding reported that on the day Mayne had asked for DZ coordinates, their base had been banjoed by the Germans.

### References

* ↑ John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “banjo”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

### Further reading

* Alice Parkinson, Music (2006), p. 22.

## Albanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bagno. Compare Greek μπάνιο (bánio).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaɲo/
* Rhymes: -aɲo

### Noun

banjo f (plural banjo, definite banjoja)
* Alternative form of banjë
** 2002, Ibrahim Kadriu, Spirale muzgu:Ndërkaq atë fletore Flora Drishti e kishte fshehur në banjo, prapa arkës së ujit të nevojtores.Meanwhile Flora Drishti had hidden that notebook in the bathroom, behind the tank of the toilet.

### References

* Dashi, B. (2013) “bagno”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 87

## Czech
### Noun

banjo n
* banjo
    Synonym: (much less common) benžo

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “banjo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English banjo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑn.joː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ban‧jo

### Noun

banjo m (plural banjo's, diminutive banjootje n)
* banjo (stringed instrument)

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: banyo

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English banjo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑnjo/, [ˈbɑ̝njo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑnjo
* Hyphenation: ban‧jo

### Noun

banjo
* banjo

#### Declension

Possessive forms of banjo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
banjoni
banjoni
accusative
nom.
banjoni
banjoni
gen.
banjoni
genitive
banjoni
banjojeni
partitive
banjoani
banjojani
inessive
banjossani
banjoissani
elative
banjostani
banjoistani
illative
banjooni
banjoihini
adessive
banjollani
banjoillani
ablative
banjoltani
banjoiltani
allative
banjolleni
banjoilleni
essive
banjonani
banjoinani
translative
banjokseni
banjoikseni
abessive
banjottani
banjoittani
instructive
comitative
—banjoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
banjosi
banjosi
accusative
nom.
banjosi
banjosi
gen.
banjosi
genitive
banjosi
banjojesi
partitive
banjoasi
banjojasi
inessive
banjossasi
banjoissasi
elative
banjostasi
banjoistasi
illative
banjoosi
banjoihisi
adessive
banjollasi
banjoillasi
ablative
banjoltasi
banjoiltasi
allative
banjollesi
banjoillesi
essive
banjonasi
banjoinasi
translative
banjoksesi
banjoiksesi
abessive
banjottasi
banjoittasi
instructive
comitative
—banjoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
banjomme
banjomme
accusative
nom.
banjomme
banjomme
gen.
banjomme
genitive
banjomme
banjojemme
partitive
banjoamme
banjojamme
inessive
banjossamme
banjoissamme
elative
banjostamme
banjoistamme
illative
banjoomme
banjoihimme
adessive
banjollamme
banjoillamme
ablative
banjoltamme
banjoiltamme
allative
banjollemme
banjoillemme
essive
banjonamme
banjoinamme
translative
banjoksemme
banjoiksemme
abessive
banjottamme
banjoittamme
instructive
comitative
—banjoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
banjonne
banjonne
accusative
nom.
banjonne
banjonne
gen.
banjonne
genitive
banjonne
banjojenne
partitive
banjoanne
banjojanne
inessive
banjossanne
banjoissanne
elative
banjostanne
banjoistanne
illative
banjoonne
banjoihinne
adessive
banjollanne
banjoillanne
ablative
banjoltanne
banjoiltanne
allative
banjollenne
banjoillenne
essive
banjonanne
banjoinanne
translative
banjoksenne
banjoiksenne
abessive
banjottanne
banjoittanne
instructive
comitative
—banjoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
banjonsa
banjonsa
accusative
nom.
banjonsa
banjonsa
gen.
banjonsa
genitive
banjonsa
banjojensa
partitive
banjoaan banjoansa
banjojaan banjojansa
inessive
banjossaan banjossansa
banjoissaan banjoissansa
elative
banjostaan banjostansa
banjoistaan banjoistansa
illative
banjoonsa
banjoihinsa
adessive
banjollaan banjollansa
banjoillaan banjoillansa
ablative
banjoltaan banjoltansa
banjoiltaan banjoiltansa
allative
banjolleen banjollensa
banjoilleen banjoillensa
essive
banjonaan banjonansa
banjoinaan banjoinansa
translative
banjokseen banjoksensa
banjoikseen banjoiksensa
abessive
banjottaan banjottansa
banjoittaan banjoittansa
instructive
comitative
—banjoineen banjoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* banjisti
* banjomonni
* banjosoolo

### Further reading

* “banjo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɑ̃.ʒo/, /bɑ̃.dʒo/
* Audio (Paris):(file)

### Noun

banjo m (plural banjos)
* banjo

### Further reading

* “banjo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Gothic
### Romanization

banjō
* Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌾𐍉

## Greenlandic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Danish banjo, from English banjo.

### Noun

banjo
* banjo

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English banjo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈband͡ʒo]
* Hyphenation: ban‧jo

### Noun

banjo (uncountable)
* Alternative form of banyo

### Further reading

* “banjo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Noun

banjo m (invariable)
* (music) banjo

## Malay
### Noun

banjo (Jawi spelling بنجو, plural banjo-banjo, informal 1st possessive banjoku, 2nd possessive banjomu, 3rd possessive banjonya)
* (music) banjo

### Further reading

* “banjo” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English banjo, 18th century black American rendition of bandore.

### Noun

banjo m (definite singular banjoen, indefinite plural banjoer, definite plural banjoene)
* (music) a banjo

### References

* “banjo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English banjo, as above.

### Noun

banjo m (definite singular banjoen, indefinite plural banjoar, definite plural banjoane)
* (music) a banjo

### References

* “banjo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* bandżo

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English banjo, from bandore, from Spanish bandurria, from Latin pandūra, from Ancient Greek πανδοῦρα (pandoûra). Doublet of bandura and mandola.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈban.d͡ʐɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -and͡ʐɔ
* Syllabification: ban‧jo

### Noun

banjo n (indeclinable)
* (music) banjo

### Further reading

* banjo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* banjo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɐ̃.ʒu/
* Hyphenation: ban‧jo

### Noun

banjo m (plural banjos)
* (music) banjo (a musical instrument)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French banjo.

### Noun

banjo n (plural banjouri)
* banjo

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Noun

banjo m (plural banjos or banjoes)
* banjo

### Further reading

* “banjo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English banjo.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

banjo class IX (plural banjo class X)
* banjo

## Swedish
### Noun

banjo c
* (music) banjo

#### Declension
### References

* banjo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* banjo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

### Anagrams

* bojan

## Welsh
### Alternative forms

* banjô

### Etymology

Borrowed from English banjo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈband͡ʒɔ/

### Noun

banjo m (plural banjos or banjoau)
* banjo

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “banjo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

## West Frisian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English banjo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbanjoː/

### Noun

banjo c (plural banjo's, diminutive banjoke)
* banjo

#### Further reading

* “banjo”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011